{"product_id":"youth-on-screen-representing-young-people-in-film-and-television-9781509545261","title":"Youth on Screen: Representing Young People in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRight from the origins of cinema, countless films and television dramas have offered sensational and seductive representations of young people's lives. Youth is typically associated with energy, idealism and physical beauty, but it is often represented as both troubled and troubling. These representations are almost always created by adults, implicitly reflecting an adult perspective on how young people 'come of age'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYouth on Screen\u003c\/i\u003e provides a historical account of representations of youth in Britain and the United States, stretching back over seventy years. From \u003ci\u003eBlackboard Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThis is England\u003c\/i\u003e, and from \u003ci\u003eJailhouse Rock\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSkins\u003c\/i\u003e, it covers a range of classics, as well as some intriguing obscurities. Engagingly written and clearly organized, it offers a perfect introduction for students and general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Offering insightful readings of both classic and less known films and TV series, \u003ci\u003eYouth on Screen\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh and compelling introduction to mediated representations of adolescence. Buckingham�s analyses of British texts are especially welcome given that U.S. properties have received far more attention to date.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMary Celeste Kearney, author of \u003ci\u003eGirls Make Media\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eMediated Girlhoods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Buckingham offers an insightful and highly readable account of how young people have been portrayed on screen and the critical debates that have ensued. In the process, this book sheds new light on the evolving politics of �youth� as a social category.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSue Turnbull, University of Wollongong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Troubling teenagers: how movies constructed the juvenile delinquent \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Dreamboats, boybands and the perils of showbiz: the rise and fall of the pop film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Reeling in the years: retrospect and nostalgia in movies about youth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Gender trouble: cinema and the mystery of adolescent girlhood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. This is England: growing up in Thatcher’s Britain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Skins and the impossibility of youth television\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Conclusion: histories and futures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFurther reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTV and filmography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409549042007,"sku":"9781509545261","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509545261.jpg?v=1730507190","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/youth-on-screen-representing-young-people-in-film-and-television-9781509545261","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}